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Terrorist Watch List is No Hurdle to Gun Purchases
Another day, another damning federal report regarding the ease with which potential criminals can purchase guns in America.
Just days after issuing findings that thousands of guns are being funneled illegally into Mexico, the Government Accountability Office reported that, in the last five years, folks known to be on the FBI’s terrorist watch list have tried [...]
The Crazy Logic of Anti-Terror Law
There’s been a great deal of talk about how the ease of buying weapons in the United States might be helping to arm the Mexican gun cartels responsible for so many border-region killings in recent months. But here’s an element of the gun control debate that goes largely ignored: Under current law, there’s nothing to [...]
Innocent People Remain on FBI Terror Watchlist, Actual Terror Suspects Not So Much
A Justice Department Office of Inspector General audit released today reveals that the FBI’s terrorist watchlist — used at border crossings, airports and other points of entry into the United States — frequently fails to include subjects of actual terrorism investigation. At the same time, the FBI has failed to remove the names of people [...]
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